The Nubrella Hands Free Umbrella

“Nubrella is no ordinary umbrella, it stops rain, wind, snow and extreme cold- and keeps your head, face and shoulders drier than ever. It offers more protection, guaranteed! Yet, nubrella went one step further and is changing the game forever. With nubrella’s new patent pending “shoulder straps” and “offset handle” you can now be completely hands free!” What else can […]

Creativeans Design Therapy (or: The Sqoosh Bench)

There are many schools of philosophy that lay behind intelligent designs. Beyond user centered, use centered or KISS design (keep it simple stupid), there’s that clever design based on the non-wasteful doctrine, that aims to construct a responsible product-one that utilizes all of its parts, including its packaging. There are designs built upon environmental considerations to help save mother earth […]

Free Eco-Notes for Students

Adued distributes free paper notebooks to college students. The notebooks are called Eco-Notes. Advertising space at the bottom of each page covers the costs associated with manufacturing and distribution of the notebooks. Eco-Notes are trendy, free, and environmentally friendly. They are made using recycled paper and soybean-based ink. The aim is to send and sustain a positive message within the […]

Pet Leasing for Vacations

Iconoculture: This may be taking the dog days of summer a bit too literally. Pouncing off pet-sharing programs like Flexpetz, the hospitality industry is offering guests a rather unique amenity: pet leasing. At select Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, guests can “rent” dogs for several hours. At Quebec City, Boston and Vancouver locations, dogs even have their own email addresses so […]

Spa Cleopatra Chair

Cool Hunting: Made from a single cut of high-density Italian limestone, it was surprisingly comfortable — for a rock. Even better, the Cleopatra Chair is heated using silicone-based equipment that bleeds warmth throughout the whole body. And believe it or not, limestone is a soft rock that actually has a bit of give to it. The deluxe chaise lounge is […]

GradeGenie.com

GradeGenie is a study tool for the academic community. People use GradeGenie to assist with their studying capabilities by allowing members to access other member generated study material. Through the capability of searching, uploading, downloading, and mass collaboration, GradeGenie.com provides a very convenient and effective way to use supplemental study material. Through mass collaboration, students of all different studies can […]

Gogme: Co-Create Small Businesses

A few months back, we wrote about Gogme.biz – a business- oriented social network where site members can implement business ideas together through online collaboration. The website has gathered around 100 business ideas and 900 site members so far. According to the co-founder, Lance Lim, around 80% of the site members had pledged to become co-owners of the first Globally […]

Waterproofing the World: P2i Plasma Technology

Forget what you heard about the types of prints, colors and textures that will be featured next in textile and material design-just remember this word: Waterproof. The Ion-Mask enhancement is a new plasma technology devised by P2i, a company that’s part of the UK Ministry of Defense’s programme of commercialization of government technologies. P2i uses “patented plasma technology to treat […]

Cutting-Edge Green Tours

Bored with the same old routes around London? Want to be taken straight to the capital’s secret hot-spots? Coolhunting agency Insider London has developed the world’s first Green Trend tour, giving visitors the scoop on the most pioneering, sustainable-design goings-on in the city. Taking in the sexiest products, most gorgeous shops, futuristic architecture and inspiring communities – all in an […]